The Mesoamerican people knew about their past because it had been preserved in their historical codices. Although they also recaled long-gone peoples and events in oral stories, songs and performances, the ancient mexicans relied principally on the painted books to keep the past firm. Some of these ashtonishing painted histories survived the Spanish invasion to provide an invaluable resource for the subsequent postconquest chroniclers. FCE presents a collection of the most important codices. They are all facsimile editions ...
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The Mesoamerican people knew about their past because it had been preserved in their historical codices. Although they also recaled long-gone peoples and events in oral stories, songs and performances, the ancient mexicans relied principally on the painted books to keep the past firm. Some of these ashtonishing painted histories survived the Spanish invasion to provide an invaluable resource for the subsequent postconquest chroniclers. FCE presents a collection of the most important codices. They are all facsimile editions accompanied with the history and interporetation of the pictographical writing.
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Add this copy of El Codice De Xicotepec: Estudio E Interpretacion to cart. $100.00, very good condition, Sold by Moe's Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Berkeley, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1995 by Fondo de Cultura Economica.
Add this copy of El Codice De Xicotepec: Estudio E Interpretacion to cart. $150.00, very good condition, Sold by Moe's Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Berkeley, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1995 by Gobierno de Estado de Puebla; Fondo de Cultura Economica.
